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Purpose

The purpose of Antioch is to prepare our students for professional success and service to their communities. To further these goals, Antioch’s academic experience and curriculum focus on developing critical thinking, leadership, and an expansive world view as the foundation for teaching and learning in all disciplinary fields of study. Our faculty, administrators and staff strive to model and to nurture academic excellence and personal integrity based upon the basic values of ethical behavior, intellectual honesty, and tolerance for the beliefs, ideas, and cultural experiences of others.

Vision

Core Values

Excellence in Teaching and LearningThe University offers quality academic programs relevant to the needs of today’s learners and embraces experiential learning by bridging academic outcomes with the real-world experience of all members of its learning community.

Nurturing Student Achievement The University educates the whole person by cultivating personal growth, pragmatic idealism, and the achievement of professional goals.

Supporting Scholarship and ServiceThe University recognizes the active engagement of faculty in student learning, scholarship, and service. As well, Antioch University values the manifold ways students and graduates creatively and deliberately apply their learning to the common good.

A Commitment to Social EngagementThe University maintains an historic commitment to promoting social justice and the common good. Students graduate from Antioch University with a heightened sense of their power and purpose as scholars, practitioners, and global citizens.

Building and Serving Inclusive CommunitiesThe University nurtures inclusive communities of learners, inspiring diversity of thought and action. Antioch University engages and supports the educational, cultural, and environmental vitality of the diverse regional, national, and international communities that it serves.

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

VIBRANT COMMUNITY

VIBRANT COMMUNITY

About AUSB

We are excited to have you join the Antioch University Santa Barbara (AUSB) family, where your professional and personal goals are the focus. Surrounding you are socially conscious faculty and diverse peers, and your educational backdrop is a progressive and active local community set in one of the most beautiful environments in the United States.

In recognition of our mission, vision, and core values, Antioch University governors, trustees, faculty, staff, students, and alumni pledge to engage in ongoing development as an inclusive learning community. Our goal is justice and empowerment for all. To this end, we respond to the spectrum of human diversity so that no one is marginalized. Firmly rooted in our longstanding tradition of challenging inequities and promoting social change, we are committed to continued growth as an international university that addresses the complexities of the diverse regions we serve. To move beyond tolerance toward inclusion, affirmation and the celebration of our differences, we embrace challenges and recognize that the responsibility for this rests with each member of the community and with the university as an educational institution. We commit to creating and maintaining a learning environment free from discrimination, and we encourage and support those who identify and speak out against discrimination in pursuit of social justice. We demonstrate our commitment to the celebration of difference through self-examination, respectful interactions, and through formal and informal policies and practices that give life to these ideals within Antioch University and the world around us.

Reach Your Goals

AUSB supports your professional dreams and will help prepare you for today’s job market. The skills you obtain and the professors you learn from through our engaging BA degree concentrations and dynamic graduate programs directly contribute to meeting your career ambitions.

Achieve School-Life Balance

Your life involves more than just academics, and we offer flexible class schedules that are tailored to meet the busy student’s needs. Whether you choose to take a course online, face-to-face, or in the form of an internship, the coursework you complete will be engaging, interactive, and involve small student-to-faculty class sizes.

Become Tomorrow’s Leader

When you become a part of the AUSB community, you benefit from a network of Antioch alumni who are community leaders. Our focus on social justice and innovation prepares you to solve modern-day issues, showcase skills that pave the way for a successful career, and pursue opportunities to change your community for the better.

Complete Your Degree

We know that earning your diploma in a timely manner is an important factor in your college decisions, and we take this seriously as well; the average time-to-degree for an AUSB student is above the national average. Our counselors take all your prior experience into account to secure high transfer credits.

Visit our Downtown Campus

The AUSB campus is located in downtown Santa Barbara, California, within walking distance of numerous restaurants, shops, and galleries and close to Santa Barbara’s beautiful beaches and mountain ranges.

Share Our Values

Focused on core values of inclusiveness, social justice, experiential learning, and global citizenship, AUSB’s emphasis on social engagement distinguishes us from other institutions.

Graduate Education Program Hosts ‘In Bloom Santa Barbara’

The weather was clear, warm, and sunny for the second annual In Bloom Santa Barbara: Promising Pract